Contract for Acquisition of MILGEM Project Prototype Ship Design Services and Platform Construction and Outfitting Equipment and Services for all packages has been signed between Undersecretariat for Defence Industries and STM on April 9, 2007. This contract is covering second and third packages of material and service procurements of MILGEM Project.

Turkish Naval Forces Commander Admiral Yener Karahanoglu, the Under Secretary of Defence Industries Murad Bayar and STM General Manager Recep Barut along with top officials participated in the signing ceremony and shortly afterwards a cocktail was given at the headquarters of SSM.